HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG'
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL
Tolographic Address: KREMLIN, HONGKONG." AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;' MAJESTIC HOTEL."
Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAI." HOTELS.
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel
Dos Wagons Lits, Poking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,
TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOO
HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS
Telephone Central 373
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ROUND-THE-WORLD LINER ARRIVES.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1926.
Entertainments.
TO-DAY ONLY
QUEEN'S BEBE DANIELS in
The Cunard Liner s.8. Carinthia, the first of the round-the-world liners coming to Hongkong this sya son, which arrived in port this morning"
Tolographic. Address VICTOIA,
"FAIR PLAY."
KOWLOON HOTEL
Premier Hotel in Kowloon
11
RATES:- Daily $5.00 Upwards
Monthly $120.00 do
SYSTEM
MODERN TOILET- Elevator and Telephones to each floor. SALOON BAR & BUFFET.
Manager's personal attention.
Tels: K. 608 K. 609.
Tol. Address "KOWLOTEL" Hongkong
Tel. Address:
"Glenenly" Hongkong.
GLENEALY HOTEL
3 & 4. Glenenly
Wm. Harold Perry,
Manager.
Telephone C. 980,
(Near Dairy Farm). A fret closs Residential and Tourist Hotel. Splendidly situated with in easy walking distance of all business centres. Large alry rooms, Hot and Cold water. Excellent Culine under the personal supervision of the Proprietress, Monthly and family raten at moderate terms.
For further particulars apply to:
Tel. Kowloon No: 3
MRS. FREDERICKS, Propriotrens.
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel, Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light arid Fans through- out. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bur and Billiard-Rooms Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietress, Terma moderate. Special terms to families on application to:
Mrs. J. II. OXBERRY Proprietress.
EUROPE
After-dinner dancing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :-
*** EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD. Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.
THEATRE
ROYAL
December, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, at 9.15 p.m. MATINEE (Children Half price) Wednesday, December 15, at 4.30 p.m.
Do it now! What?
Why, book at Anderson's.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE'
I am the very model of a modern Major General, I've information' vegetable, animal and mineral."
THE WORLD BEAUTY PARLOUR 58, Nathan Road, Kowloon. SPECIAL NOTICE.
We have the very latest method and safest machino for our PERMANENT WAVE which arrived from Now York on the 27th inst.
I
Wo can gladly say we have had two very successful results since using it.
Our prices are very reasonable and in return we give satisfactory results, for particulars apply Madam Alma phono K. 1378.
We open daily from 8 a.m. to 8p.m. Sunday from 10a.m. to 1 p.m.
Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City, of. Victoria, Hongkong.
CANTON BANK STRIKE.
A..
HONGKONG MANAGERS HOLD MEETING.
TOURISTS HERE.
(Continued From Page 1.)
R.D., R.N.R., chief engineer, and Mr. W. C. Battle, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R., is the Chief Officer.
The cruise is controlled by the Raymond and Whitcomb Co., of Boston, and the,cruise director s Mr. T. C. Joynus, assisted by Mr. L. W. Best.
A staff of eighteen is carried to give attention to social affairs and sports on board, and earrying out the shore itinerary,
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A CHINESE WELCOME. Mr. Fu Sino-en; the Club's Chi-. By reason of their possessing nese vice-chairman, (whose speech branches in Canton, four well was interpreted, by Mr. Chang known Hongkong Banks have been Nich-yun) said "Your Excellency involved in the general strike of and gentlemen-I have great native bank employees in that city. pleasure, on behalf of the Chinese These are the Bank of Canton, the members of the Union Club, in Bank of East Asia, the Industrial voicing their sentiments of welcome and Commercial Bank, and the Na- to Your Excellency at this 'tiffintional Commercial Bank, to-day. The large gathering of The position up-to-date, is still prominent foreign and Chinese unchanged in regard to the negotin- gentlemen in this room, filled to itations, although the Canton Govern-are operating s.8. Sumaria, also Next year Rayhond-Whitedml limit, spoaks unmistakably of the ment has stepped into the case in of the Cunard Line. The Samarin high esteem in which our distinthe role of mediator and has reis well-known to Hongkong, hay- guished visitor is held. I had not quested the attendance in Canton of had the opportunity and the plea- the chief officials of the banks con- been here several times. Tha vessel comes to China during sure of meeting Mr. Lampson becerned. On enquiries this morn-March, 1928. fore to-day, and, just after he ing, a Telegraph representative was entered the club, a Chinese member informed that for the present, at asked me which was Mr. Lampson. any rate, the Managers of the My reply was that he could easily Banks in Hongkong have not yet be recognized by his special deemed it expedient to accept the height, his splendid physique and invitation. the fact, that he had the largest stomach of all
A meeting of the Managers of (Laughter), I know that inside the four Banks named held in
present.
without any definite decision being taken, it being agreed that the best possible policy to adopt for the time being is one of "wait and see.”
FORGED ORDER.
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honest Eurasian in their employ, although they did not know that ut the time. The firm'obtained a war- rant for the man's arrest, but he was now dead;
that frame he possesses a big Hongkong last night concluded suspect that in June they had a dis- and genial heart and the stout courage which he uses in the dis- charge of his duties. We are de lighted to be able to meet the Minister to-day in this club, which is a common meeting place for the British, American and Chinese business-men, and we want to assure His Excellency of our warm and sineers, welcome as the repro sentative of our British fellow members.
Meanwhile, the strike, which is Witness was shown a delivery attributed more to Union pressure order purporting to bear his signa- than to any genting movement on ture, but he said he doubted whe the part of the employees, is pro-ther he had signed it. If he had ceeding. The pickets posted by the signed it, the alterations had been Union at the Banks' premises in made after he signed it. Canton are compelling a total ces- His Lordship gave judgment for sation of all business, while quarter- for defendants, and said he held the ing und boarding themselves at the view that the delivery order in expense of the Banks concerned. question was a forgery. "I trust that you will like the An agent sent up by one Bank to country and the people. Mr. investigate affairs on the spot, had
INTRICATE PROBLEMS.
"There's food for thought in Lampson, you are going to Han-perforce to return to Hongkong sardal skin," So
Mr. Registrar kow now we hope that you will yesterday without having accom- try your best to explain the mis-plished his mission. He reported friend found at Bloomsbury Court- understandings which have arisen.that he was refused entry into the ty Court when he had to assess the value of a woman's shoes. Ex- You will probably have to deal premises by the pickets.
amining one (worn for 10 days) with many "intricate problem:
It is pointed out that the strike which the woman took off at his while you are here, but we are sure you will acquit yourself with your is confined to the four Banks named request, he remarked. "If I mu well-known ability and judgment above, and to five other native banks say so you are like most romer. cannot walk. (Laughter.) and bring about in peaceful solu-tomiciled in Canton, which carry You tion for the benefit of everybody on business on foreign lines. Some You have gone down on one side concerned. With your open heart other native banks are not affected, and the other side is going. Th
and the reason for this is stated heel is already over." and your open spirit, we are sur you will meet with success. Being to be that the employees in these no newcomer to this country, watter institutions occupy a status are sure you will settle down to entirely different from that of those like our country and our people, the foreign-styled banka, in that; Great changes have taken place, they havo an Interest in the busi- Sir, since you were last here, ness or are recurited from amodgat changes which have created new the proprietors' relatives." and perplexing problems involving political and commercial relations. but we know that you. Mr. Lamp son, will exercise the best of your ability for the good of our country as well na your own." (Applause). Mr. Fu then proposed a toust to Mr. Lampson, which was heartily drunk.
Yuss
THE SHANGHAI SPIRIT.'.
A COSTLY GIFT.
مہر
DOG WITHOUT A LICENCE.
Concerning a dog which was recently presented by Professor Anderson to Dr. W. T. Cheung. thore came before Mr. R. E. Lind- Mr. J. B. Powell, the American sell at the Central Magistracy vice-chairman of the club, said this morning a summons against that, on behalf of the American the owner for not taking out a members of the Union Club, he icence. There was a further desired to extend a hearty welcome charge of allowing the animal to to their distinguished visitor and wander about unmuzzled.
Dr. Cheung sent a representa. express their appreciation and gratitude over the fact that Mr.tive to Court to say that the dog Lampson had decided to make a was only five months old. It was short stay before going up to a gift from, Professor Anderson, Peking to take up his appointment. presented only three days previous There was an old saying that to the offence complained off.
His Worship pointed out that "Peking spoiled many a diplomat."
the age-limit was three months, Two weeks ago Mr. MacMurrity, and imposed a fine of $5 on each the American Minister, was in Shanghai, and, after several days of the two counts. here, said that He had discovered something new in China. He had
discovered the Shanghai spirit, Great War. It had passed through and he congratulated the local a trying period and had emerged people for meeting problems face successfully, Mr Powell wished to face and solving them. The the new, Minister all success and Union Club grew out of the World assured him of their desire to War It was born out of the assist by sending along a plenti- necessity to meet together and to ful supply of Shanghai spirit and solve problems resulting from the co-operation. (Applause).
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